Anti Nazi Demonstration, High Street, Deritend
Police protect the Digbeth Civic Hall where the Nazi National Front are meeting.
Athol Fugard's 'The Island'
Performed by two South African actors, at Balsall Heath Church Centre. The play is about inmates experiences on the notorious Robbin Island prison in apartheid South Africa.
Austin Road Church, Handsworth
This photograph is taken at a special service. The church is full to capacity. The photograph was taken before the improvements and additional balcony were added to the building.
Austin Road United Church of God Crusade, Handsworth.
A procession through the streets of Handsworth spreading the gospel and seeking new members for the church. The power of gospel song to inspire and unite, to uplift and give strength to the oppressed ...
Austin Road United Church of God, Handsworth
Women kissing as a sign of peace, after the washing of the feet. The Church is at Austin Road, Handsworth.
Austin Road United Church of God, Handsworth - "Win the Lost at Any Cost"
Many first generation black Christians journeyed from the West Indies only to find racial discrimination and rejection by Anglican churches. This led them to establish churches and forms of worship that ...
Austin Road United Church of God, Handsworth,
Men from Austin Road Church symbolically wash each other's feet. This commemorates Christ's washing of his disciples' feet at the Last Supper. This photograph was the inspiration for a painting of the ...
Austin Road United Church of God, Handsworth.
Most Pentecostal churches have thier own choirs. Early choirs sang unaccompanied, relying on vocal dynamics, close harmony and improvised counterpoint for variety. Later choirs were accompanied by electric ...
Austin Road United Church of God, Handsworth.
Band Playing at the Red Lion
Barber Shop
"The Barber Shop, in black communities it is an essential part of everyday life. During the 1980's and early 1990's I would visit the barber's on a weekly basis. Waiting up to 2 hours for a 10 minute ...
Bell Barn Road - George V Jubilee Party
The residents are gathered at a street party to celebrate the 25th anniversary of George V's accession to the throne. The little girl in the foreground is Sheila Woolridge(with a girl with a headband ...
Bendall Road, Kingstanding
Street party in Bendall Road, Kingstanding, to celebrate the Coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953
Big Banana at the Carnival
A 3 person sculpture in the form of a banana.
Birmingham Carnival Queen 2003
Photograph of Francesca Jarvis, winner of the title of Birmingham Carnival Queen 2003. Each year a new Carnival Queen is selected to lead the parade, which is held annually on the first weekend of August....
Birmingham Centenary Pageant
A young Mr Bradbury, of local metalworkers Bradbury's, inspects the armour made by the family firm in Highgate. The pageant was one of many held across the country in 1938. The Birmingham event was at ...
Birmingham presents Lloyd George with the Freedom of the City
A ticket for the ceremony at the Town Hall when the Council presented David Lloyd George with the Freedom of the City. All presumably went well but many of those present (including Lloyd George) would ...
Black Church Convention, Bingley Hall.
An annual convention bringing together members of the church from across the country. The Bingley Hall was originally situated on the site now occupied by the International Convention Centre.